Wednesday
Jul022014
NEEDED: CHAYUS!
July 2, 2014A point from the weekly D’var Malchus with a relevant life message. * Which type of study fills the learner with chayus in inyanei Moshiach and Geula?
Wednesday
Jul022014
YOU WERE GIVEN ALL THE TOOLS – USE THEM!
You don’t need to be born on a high level in order to reach great heights, because everyone can attain it. You just need to understand what is wanted of us, what powers we have, to believe that it’s possible and get going. * Self-awareness in the era of Geula.
Wednesday
Jul022014
TAMMUZ AND MOSHIACH
We are entering the fourth month of the year, the month of Tammuz. Throughout the generations the month of Tammuz was always a month of solemnity and mourning. It is famous for the fast day of the 17th of Tamuz and the weeks that lead to 9 Av. There are also many halachos relating to restrictions of celebration and joy that are associated with the three weeks.
Wednesday
Jul022014
G’VURA TURNED TO CHESED IN SPRING VALLEY
Total chaos reigned everywhere. Women and children screamed in fear as they attempted to flee the scene. Emergency forces sent for a medical helicopter and everyone prepared for the worst. Just two days earlier, her father had received an answer from the Rebbe about “g’vura sh’b’g’vura”, which would become a source for strengthening the bracha, and how the “right approach” would transform the Divine severities into kindnesses. In an exclusive interview with Beis Moshiach, Rabbi Yehuda Kubalkin reveals the amazing miracle covered in the media throughout the New York City metropolitan area.
Wednesday
Jul022014
WHO KNOWS THREE? THREE ARE THE MOTHERS
In recent years we’ve had several kinds of mothers. First, there were the “Four Mothers” who demanded that the IDF withdraw from Lebanon – and won. Then there were those mothers who demanded the return of their sons in exchange for the release of thousands of bloodthirsty terrorists – and they too prevailed. This time, we’re talking about mothers of an entirely different nature. They won’t let any terrorist organization break them, and instead of crying to the government and the army, they issue a call to the Jewish People for more strength and fortitude.
Wednesday
Jul022014
THE GREAT TREASURE
Presented for 12-13 Tammuz, the birthday and Chag Ha’Geula of the Rebbe Rayatz Nighttime. It is quite dark outside. Only twinkling stars and a muted light of the moon slightly illuminate the darkness. Nobody is out and about on the streets at this late hour. All are sleeping.
Wednesday
Jun252014
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE ELDERS
As Gimmel Tammuz approaches, twenty years in which we haven’t seen the Rebbe, we wanted to know how the “lions of the group” reacted after Gimmel Tammuz 5754, those senior Chassidim who raised a generation of thousands who were influenced by their behavior, teachings, and guidance. * The reaction of R’ Mendel to the idea of changing the proclamation of Yechi, the request of R’ Michoel before reciting the bedtime Shma, the interview with R’ Itzke by Beis Moshiach in Tishrei 5755, the p’nimius’dike cry of R’ Reuven, R’ Heishke’s farbrengens, and the response of R’ Mottel to those who asked him, after Gimmel Tammuz, what do we do now? * Beis Moshiach follows in the footsteps of six of the ziknei ha’chassidim of the seventh generation.
Wednesday
Jun252014
GIMMEL TAMMUZ FROM ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE
Erev Gimmel Tammuz, when questions arise, I visited the mashpia, R’ Zushe Posner, one of the veteran shluchim that the Rebbe sent to Eretz Yisroel, to hear answers. R’ Zushe makes no concessions to anyone and he demands living with the Rebbe not for ourselves, but for the Rebbe!
Wednesday
Jun252014
MAKING THE MIRACULOUS PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE
A point from the weekly D’var Malchus with a relevant message. * Which is preferable – a weekly routine or living a life of novelty?
Wednesday
Jun252014
WHY IS LEARNING ABOUT MOSHIACH SO CRITICAL
“…we are living in a time of instability, whether economically, because of Israeli leadership, or world events. People are looking to hear a clear message. When they learn about Moshiach and the period of Geula, they find the stability they are looking for.”
Wednesday
Jun252014
WHAT IS THE PROPER PREPARATION FOR GIMMEL TAMMUZ?
As everyone is preparing themselves for Gimmel Tammuz 5774, I want to bring an enigmatic Midrash to your attention.
Wednesday
Jun252014
TAKING ON THE PERSPECTIVE OF TZADDIKIM
It is hard for us to leave our personal zone and give of ourselves to others, to fulfill the Rebbe’s ratzon and to carry out Hashem’s mission in the world. We stick to topics of interest to us as though they are the entire world, instead of freeing ourselves and moving forward. That is how it goes when we see only ourselves.
Tuesday
Jun242014
WRITING A TZADDIK’S BIOGRAPHY: A GUIDE
At the end of the Jewish people’s journey in the desert we read that Moses and Aaron were not destined to take the Jewish nation into the Promised Land with their people. The reason for this denial is stated in this week’s parsha, Chukas, in a rather ambiguous fashion. Despite the Torah’s devoting a large section to this story, the real cause of G-d’s “anger” with the two greatest leaders is not really clear. Indeed, Or HaChayim cites 10 different explanations for this matter! If one single explanation were obvious there would be no need to search for other reasons. One may suggest that the Torah was deliberately vague about the “sin” so that we should never impute any real transgression to these holy people. Otherwise, it would be difficult to resist the “temptation” to diminish these spiritual titans by viewing them as ordinary humans.